GRE Word List

PROPONENT

one who argues in favor of something : advocate

The meaning of the word proponent is one who argues in favor of something : advocate.

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slipshodwearing loose shoes or slippers
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detrimentalobviously harmful : damaging
vernacularusing a language or dialect native to a region or country rather than a literary, cultured, or foreign language
discrepancythe quality or state of disagreeing or being at variance
covetousmarked by inordinate desire for wealth or possessions or for another's possessions
cuisinemanner of preparing food : style of cooking
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bridlethe headgear with which a horse is governed and which carries a bit (see bit